Friday, 11 February 2022

Pennington Flash

The weather has not been particularly kind at the weekends, and it's looking the same again this. Dark skies, rain and wind. Not a great prospect when you work all week and just want a bit of sunshine, or light cloud. So last weekend I headed to an old haunt of mine, Pennington Flash, to sit in the hides out of the rain and see what turned up. If I'm honest, I was really looking for the Willow Tit that can be found here. Not an easy bird to find and on a sharp decline across the country, but usually quite reliable at this site.

I sat for nearly an hour and a half just observing the comings and goings. There were plenty of species and a nice fly through of a Sparrowhawk. An enjoyable time on what was then a very miserable day. Hurry up Spring.

Blue Tit


Long-tailed Tit

Nuthatch

Reed Bunting


Robin

It turned up eventually. The Willow Tit.



9 comments:

  1. What great photos Adam.
    All photos are perfectly sharp, my compliments.
    Greetings Irma

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  2. Beautiful series of photos, the birds are all lovely. Great photography.
    Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend.

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  3. These are beautiful pictures! It’s always nice when weather supports.

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  4. I love the long tailed tit with that hint of pink or lavender! It's beautiful! Glad you saw some pretty birds on your outing! Hope the weather's better this weekend!

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  5. Your Willow Tit looks very much like our Chickadee. Great shots you got on a miserable day.

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  6. I've never seen a Blue Tit before -- he's a beauty!

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  7. wonderful photos - I love the blue tit - so cute - and the roundness of the long-tailed tit is so attractive

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  8. Beautiful photos! The Long-tailed Tit is just the sweetest looking bird.

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  9. Beautiful photos and lovely Birds. This post has inspired me to get out of my chair and go for a walk to see if I can see any Birds this morning. Thank you,

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